Sochi Spotlight on Lanny Barnes

A
three-time Olympian, Lanny Barnes, 32, hails from Durango, CO. Lanny,
along with her twin sister Tracy, has been a member of the US Biathlon
team since 2004. Growing up, Lanny and Tracy learned to shoot from their
father, and have been hunting since the age of seven. The sisters
didn’t get on skis, or even think about combining shooting and skiing,
until they met a U.S. Biathlon coach at a local competition. At the age of
18, the sisters made their first Junior World Championship team (2001),
and Lanny medaled in the 2003 Junior World Championships (3rd place,
individual event).

Lanny is competing in her third Olympic
Winter Games in Sochi. Though she was sick during the last few selection
events and thus did not initially earn a place on the team, her twin
sister Tracy (2006 Olympian) declined her spot at the Games to give
Lanny the opportunity to compete. In Vancouver, Lanny earned the best
finish for the U.S. women in 16 years with her 23rd-place performance in
the individual competition.

The daughter of Deb and Thad
Barnes, Lanny has two sisters Tracy and Christie. She and Tracy both
suffered from compartment syndrome and underwent surgery in February
2013.